Christ Child (sculpture)
Christ Child, also known as In the Beginning or the Millennium Sculpture,[1] is an outdoor sculpture by Michael "Mike" Chapman, located under the portico of St Martins-in-the-Fields at Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom. The opening text from the Gospel of John is inscribed around the sculpture: "In the beginning was the word and the word became flesh and lived among us".[1] Chapman has said of the sculpture: "For the millennium I was commissioned to produce a sculpture to be placed in Trafalgar square, during Christmas prior to the celebrations. It seemed to me that a tiny life-size baby carved from stone in such an enormous environment would be the best way to remind us all of just whose birthday we were celebrating. In a 4.5 tonne block of Portland stone, this work can be found at the entrance to the church."[2] It has been called "strikingly modern".[3]
Detail
| Christ Child | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2008 | |
| |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Portland stone |
| Subject | Jesus |
| Location | London, WC2 United Kingdom |
| 51.508845°N 0.127009°W | |
See also
References
- "St Martins-in-the-Fields, London: Trail Answers and Explanatory Notes for parents, teachers and accompanying adults" (PDF). St Martins-in-the-Fields. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "Portfolio: Christ Child". MikeChapmanSculptor.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- Wayne, Robert S. (2004). Royal London in Context: The Independent Traveler's Guide to Royal London. Independent Int'l Travel. p. 40. ISBN 9780972022880. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
External links
Media related to In the Beginning (sculpture) at Wikimedia Commons